Sales Manager- Gaming
- Employer
- Michael Page Sales
- Location
- England, South East England
- Salary
- £68000 - £70000 per annum
- Closing date
- 17 Aug 2018
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- Business Sector
- Non Food & Drink
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Function
- Sales
Job Details
Sales Manager role for a toy organisation responsible for managing the second fastest growing product range globally. This hands on exciting role involves people management with a unique and quirky product range.
Client Details
My client is a multi-billion pound toy company with market leading products and licensing. Always at the forefront of the market they reward the creative. Through having an open door policy, they take pride in their staff and creative an excellent working environment with clear progression plant to enable you to excel within your career and take things to the next level.
Description
The Sales Manager- Gaming will develop top-line sales and strategies throughout EMEA and Russia to maximise opportunities for the category. Reporting to the Commercial Head of Sales you will manage 2 Key Account Manager to ensure assigned targets are achieved through developing of existing accounts as well as identifying new business opportunities.
You Will:
- Deliver/exceed monthly, quarterly and annual revenue targets for the brand portfolio
- Drive sales through the management of a strong account base
- Set goals for the Key Account Managers globally
- Forecasting across EMEA
- Ensure targets within insured credit lines and anticipate on potential extra needs or possible cash-flow issues
- Ensure global brand plans are being fully supported
- Take initiatives and make recommendations on improving our distribution model and current partnerships as the market evolves
- Head up market development
- Manage and lead the team from the helm, providing a key example of the company core values
Profile
The successful sales manager is to be seen as a future leader within the business and will:
- Be degree educated (or equivalent)
- ideally have a background in gaming (Digital Gaming and/or Specialist Gaming,Entertainment)
- Posses a proven track record of sales management
- Be experienced in international sales through both a distribution and retail model
- Be a strong influencer and negotiator - at a senior level internally and externally
- Have excellent communication and presentation skills to operate at senior level
- Be highly numerate and analytical
- Be flexible, being able to travel frequently and extensively in the EMEA
- Ideally bilingual with a European language
Job Offer
The role offers a very attractive salary plus progression into a future leader of the wider business.
Company
Michael Page Sales UK is a leading professional recruitment consultancy covering permanent, interim and contract recruitment. We have UK wide coverage with ten offices located in London, Weybridge, Reading, Birmingham, Bristol, Leicester, St Albans, Manchester, Leeds and Glasgow. The core markets we serve are Consumer, Business Services, Media, IT/Telco, Financial Services, Healthcare and Technical Sales, with a dedicated person or team in each location specialising in each of these sectors. The clients we work with are as diverse as the candidates we represent; from Blue Chips to SMEs, and Sales Execs to Sales Directors. Our Consultants are typically from relevant sales backgrounds giving first hand experience of the roles we recruit for. We pride ourselves on delivering unrivalled service levels to our candidates and our clients, our track record of success over the past 20 years means we stand out.
Within our Consumer Sales Division we have consultants within each of the 10 offices who dedicate themselves to this sector and no other. Our specialist capability is demonstrated further as we focus on sub sectors such as food, drink, household, foodservice, consumer electronics, apparel, health & beauty, consumer healthcare, pet and sports. Some of our key clients include Colgate, Beiersdorf, Dr Oetker, Johnson & Johnson, Matthew Clark, PZ Cussons, Kellogg’s, 2 Sisters, Samsung, Seven Seas, Twinings, Unilever, Reckitt Benckiser, SC Johnson, Warburtons, InBev, Kettle Chips, Hallmark, Luxottica, McCain, Britvic, General Mills, and Molson Coors to name but a few!
Michael Page Sales UK is part of Michael Page International with operations in the UK, Continental Europe, Asia-Pacific and the Americas. As well as looking for high quality candidates for our clients, we are also always looking for top talent to work for us
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